This article originally appeared on WallStreetJournal.com on November 7, 2011.

Forget everything you may have read about coping with children's temper tantrums. Time-outs, sticker charts, television denial—for many, none of these measures will actually result in long-term behavior change, according to researchers at two academic institutions.

Instead, a set of techniques known as "parent management training" is proving so helpful to…

This article written by Jenna Goudreau originally appeared on forbes.com on October 24, 2011.

More than ever women are staking their claim to the best and highest-paying jobs on themarket. In 1964, 19 million women were employed in the US. Today they total 65 million, fanning out across industries and increasingly …

This article written by Jenna Goudreau originally appeared on forbes.com on October 24, 2011.

“I’ve been in this field for more than 30 years,” said co-anchor of Today Ann Curry. “I’ve heard a lot of stereotypes.”

Women continue climbing the rungs of power—building their ranks as heads of state, corporate leaders and media influencers—but their minority status means they…

I have some wonderful, inspiring friends on Facebook! My friend, Jamaal St. John, wrote these 7 lessons for ladies! Enjoy & share them with the women in your lives. They really are jewels of wisdom so let them sink in and pass them on.

This article written by Bonnie Rochman originally appeared on TIME.com on October 21,2011.

If you squabble a lot with your sweetie, don't think that things will improve after getting hitched. New research shows that conflict levels don't vary much over the course of marriage. (The good news, conversely, is that if you get along well, you're likely to continue along that same trajectory.)

The new research by Ohio State University…

This article written by A.Z. Herron originally appeared on huffingtonpost.com on October 20,2011.

This article written by Joan Williams originally appeared on huffingtonpost.com on October 20,2011.

This article written by Barbara and Shannon Kelley originally appeared on huffingtonpost.com on October 19,2011.

By now you've probably heard about that million dollar lawsuit against Amazon filed by an anonymous actress who claims that Internet Movie Database (which is owned by Amazon) damaged her ability to get work because it published her age. According to the …

This article written by Amanda Pouchot originally appeared on levoleague.com on September 5, 2011.

Dr. Lois Frankel, President of Corporate Coaching International, author and engaging public speaker, knows how to get things done.  She has made a name for herself as a leadership coach for women, sharing her findings on The Today Show, …

This article written by David Beasley originally appeared on Reuters.com on October 20, 2011.

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A new federal survey estimates that more than 8 million adults in the United States had considered suicide in a year's time and more than two million actually made plans to kill themselves.

Women, Caucasians and those under age 30 were more likely to…

This article written by Kevin Roose originally appeared on NYTIMES.com on October 20, 2011.

The Women on Wall Street conference, hosted annually by Deutsche Bank since 1995, is one of DealBook’s favorite shindigs of the year. (As wesaid Wednesday, it’s the only social event on our calendar that is teeming with hundreds of intelligent, successful women, all contractually…

This article written by Rebecca Abrams originally appeared on DAILYMAIL.co.uk on October 21, 2011.

Here’s a little quiz for you. What did the following famous women do at the ages given: Arlene Philips, 47; Jane Seymour, 44; Christie Brinkley, 44; Bridget Jones author Helen Fielding, 48?

Some form of cosmetic surgery, perhaps? Divorce, maybe?

No, that’s…

This article written by Judith Warner originally appeared on NYTIMES.com on October 20, 2011.

Eleanor Barkhorn has written a critique of Jeffrey Eugenides’ new novel, “The Marriage Plot,” that makes me uncomfortable.

It makes me uncomfortable the same way that Facebook makes me uncomfortable when women I…

This article written by Darell Hammond originally appeared on HuffingtonPost.com on October 20, 2011.

Will the next generation have a Steve Jobs?

The forecast doesn't look good. In an era of parental paranoia, lawsuit mania and testing frenzy, we are failing to inspire our children's curiosity, creativity, and imagination. We are denying them opportunities to tinker, discover, and explore -- in short, to play.

Jobs played not just as a…

This article originally appeared in the Editorial section of NYTIMES.com on October 19, 2011.

This article written by Kate Taylor originally appeared on NYTIMES.com on October 17, 2011.

In a rare appearance at an event that was not about food, New York’s de facto first lady, Sandra Lee, on Monday offered a glimpse into the household she shares with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and gave young women some blunt career advice.

Appearing on a panel about women’s economic empowerment organized by Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand and held at…

This article written by Allison Smale originally appeared on NYTIMES.com on October 18, 2011.

PARIS — In these tough times, do we still dare? And, if we do, does it get us anywhere?

These two questions are among the forces reverberating through a Western world in crisis and upheaval; economy and society are plainly shifting, and much more change is likely. The inchoate yet spreading Occupy movement is not alone in posing the question:…

I have some wonderful, inspiring friends on Facebook! My friend, Jamaal St. John, wrote these 7 lessons for men as his statuses tonight. Enjoy & share them with the men in your lives (since us women know all of these already!).

Man Lesson #1- While it is important that a man know how to receive love from a good…

This article written by A.S. originally appeared on economist.com on August 8, 2011.

RACE matters when it comes to wealth. Even after you control for income differences, whites have more wealth than black and Hispanic Americans. 

The reasons for the gap remain unclear. Some suggest it's the terrible legacy of government…

This article originally appeared on economist.com on October 15, 2011.

AT SOME events on his book tour, black men have accused Ralph Richard Banks of advocating genocide. In fact, the Stanford professor of family law has merely written a book called “Is Marriage for White People? How the African-American Marriage…